Program

Program at the Glance

Monday 09/09/2024	Tuesday 10/09/2024	Wednesday 11/09/2024	Thursday 12/09/2024
Satellite events – Italian Workshops (click here for more information and program)	08:45 – 09:30 ECPLF2024 Opening and welcome	08:45 – 10:00 Keynote lectures Chairman: Marcella Guarino Simona Caselli, President of Granlatte PLF & Sustainability: Path and main challenges in the Granarolo and Granlatte experience Danio Federici – owner of the “Pieve Ecoenergia” Farm The flagship case study of a 4.0 livestock farm	Farm tour (click here for more information and program)
	09:30 - 10:30 Keynote lecture Chairman: Daniele Torreggiani Nicola Bertinelli, President of the ‘Parmigiano-Reggiano’ cheese Consortium Primary production in the Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese supply chain: the Consortium's vision between challenges and opportunities of new livestock technologies Alex Bach, University of Lleida Precision feeding technologies and strategies to improve profits, health, and reproductive performance of dairy farms
	10:30 – 11:45 Parallel sessions SESSION 1 - COWS MONITORING SESSION 2 - COWS MILK & LACTATION SESSION 3 - PIGS ACTIVITY&BEHAVIOUR SESSION 4 - POULTRY BEHAVIOUR SESSION 5 - PLF&EMISSIONS 1 Click here for more information >>	10:00 – 11:15 Parallel sessions SESSION 21 - COWS WELFARE SESSION 22 - COWS FEEDING SESSION 23 - PIGS SOUND SESSION 24 - COMPUTER VISION POULTRY SESSION 25 - PLF HUMAN&MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP “UNDERSTANDING SEMANTIC WEB AND ONTOLOGIES FOR PRECISION LIVESTOCK FARMING” (ORGANIZED BY GENT UNIVERSITY) Click here for more information >>
	11:45 - 12.00 Coffee break	11:15 - 11.45 Network event and coffee break
	12.00 – 13:15 Parallel sessions SESSION 6 - COWS HEALTH & DISEASE DETECTION 1 SESSION 7 - COWS OESTRUS TO PARTURITION SESSION 8 - COMPUTER VISION PIGS BEHAVIOUR SESSION 9 - POULTRY BEHAVIOUR&PRODUCTION SESSION 10 - PLF IMPLEMENTATION&ACCEPTANCE Click here for more information >>	11:45 – 13:00 Parallel sessions SESSION 26 - COWS HEALTH & DISEASE DETECTION 2 SESSION 27 - GRAZING COWS REMOTE MONITORING SESSION 28 - COMPUTER VISION PIGS POSTURE MONITORING SESSION 29 - POULTRY MICROCLIMATE SESSION 30 – SHEEP & GOATS Click here for more information >>
	13:15 - 14:15 Lunch break	13:00-14:00 Lunch break
	14:15 - 15:00 Keynote lecture Chairman: Daniel Berckmans Hongwei Xin, University of Tennessee PLF- Animal Welfare - Sustainability Nexus: Feeding the world and Protecting the Planet	14:00 - 14:45 Keynote lecture Chairman: Theo Demmers David Speller, CEO/Founder OPTIFARM Can new approaches to implementing PLF technology in the field bring quicker adoption?
	15:00 – 15:45 Industry panel discussion BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO ‘MAINSTREAM’ PLF WITH LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS? Dale Polson SR AD, IHM Scouting and Applied Eval MSD ANIMAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY IN THE FARMS: A CRUCIAL TURNING POINT Massimiliano Intini Key account manager and technical coordinator GRANAROLO / GRANLATTE GRANAROLO, AN ITALIAN SUPPLY CHAIN. TRADITION AND INNOVATION Simona Caselli Chairman Granlatte	14:45 - 16:00 Parallel sessions SESSION 31 - COMPUTER VISION COWS 2 SESSION 32 - COWS WELFARE&BEHAVIOUR SESSION 33 - PIGS PARTURITION AND RESILIENCE SESSION 34 - COMPUTER VISION DETECTION&ESTIMATION SESSION 35 - PLF&EMISSIONS 2 Click here for more information >>
	15:45 - 17:00 Parallel sessions SESSION 11 - COMPUTER VISION COWS 1 SESSION 12 - COWS HEAT STRESS SESSION 13 - PIGS DRINKING&FEEDING BEHAVIOUR SESSION 14 - DATA ANALYSIS MODELLING SESSION 15 - HORSES WORKSHOP "REMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING” (ORGANIZED BY CYNOMYS) Click here for more information >>	16:00 - 16:30 Poster session and coffee break POSTER SESSION - COWS AND CATTLE POSTER SESSION - PIGS POSTER SESSION - POULTRY POSTER SESSION - OTHER ANIMALS Click here for more information >>
	17:00 - 17:30 Poster session and coffee break POSTER SESSION - COWS AND CATTLE POSTER SESSION - PIGS POSTER SESSION - POULTRY POSTER SESSION - OTHER ANIMALS Click here for more information >>	16:30 - 17:45 Parallel sessions SESSION 36 - COWS PRODUCTION&ENVIRONMENT SESSION 37 - GRAZING COWS 2 SESSION 38 - PLF&GENETICS SESSION 39 - SENSORS&NEW TECHNOLOGIES SESSION 40 - SUSTAINABILITY&ECONOMICS Click here for more information >>
	17:30 - 18:45 Parallel sessions SESSION 16 - COWS/CATTLE BEHAVIOUR SESSION 17 - GRAZING COWS 1 SESSION 18 - COWS FEEDING&DRINKING SESSION 19 - IMPLEMENTATION&NOVEL APPLICATIONS SESSION 20 - VENTILATION AND MICROCLIMATE Click here for more information >>	17:45 - 18:30 Closing ceremony
18:30ECPLF2024 welcome cocktail	20.30Gala dinner

Monday 09/09/2024	Tuesday 10/09/2024	Wednesday 11/09/2024	Thursday 12/09/2024
Satellite events – Italian Workshops (click here for more information and program)	08:45 – 09:30 ECPLF2024 Opening and welcome	08:45 – 09:00 Opening and welcome	Farm tour (click here for more information and program)
	09:30 – 10:30 Keynote lecture Chairman: Daniele Torreggiani Nicola Bertinelli, President of the ‘Parmigiano-Reggiano’ cheese Consortium Primary production in the Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese supply chain: the Consortium’s vision between challenges and opportunities of new livestock technologiesAlex Bach, University of Lleida Precision feeding technologies and strategies to improve profits, health, and reproductive performance of dairy farms	09:00 – 10:00 Keynote lecture Chairman: Marcella Guarino Simona Caselli, President of Granlatte PLF & Sustainability: Path and main challenges in the Granarolo and Granlatte experienceDanio Federici – owner of the “Pieve Ecoenergia” Farm The flagship case study of a 4.0 livestock farm
	10:30 – 11:45 Parallel sessions SESSION 1 – COWS MONITORING SESSION 2 – COWS MILK & LACTATION SESSION 3 – PIGS ACTIVITY&BEHAVIOUR SESSION 4 – POULTRY BEHAVIOUR SESSION 5 – PLF&EMISSIONS 1 Click here for more information >>	10:00 – 11:15 Parallel sessions SESSION 21 – COWS WELFARE SESSION 22 – COWS FEEDING SESSION 23 – PIGS SOUND SESSION 24 – COMPUTER VISION POULTRY SESSION 25 – PLF HUMAN&MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP “UNDERSTANDING SEMANTIC WEB AND ONTOLOGIES FOR PRECISION LIVESTOCK FARMING” (ORGANIZED BY GENT UNIVERSITY) Click here for more information >>
	11:45 – 12.00 Coffee break	11:15 – 11.45 Network event and coffee break
	12.00 – 13:15 Parallel sessions SESSION 6 – COWS HEALTH & DISEASE DETECTION 1 SESSION 7 – COWS OESTRUS TO PARTURITION SESSION 8 – COMPUTER VISION PIGS BEHAVIOUR SESSION 9 – POULTRY BEHAVIOUR&PRODUCTION SESSION 10 – PLF IMPLEMENTATION&ACCEPTANCE Click here for more information >>	11:45 – 13:00 Parallel sessions SESSION 26 – COWS HEALTH & DISEASE DETECTION 2 SESSION 27 – GRAZING COWS REMOTE MONITORING SESSION 28 – COMPUTER VISION PIGS POSTURE MONITORING SESSION 29 – POULTRY MICROCLIMATE SESSION 30 – SHEEP & GOATS Click here for more information >>
	13:15 – 14:15 Lunch break	13:00-14:00 Lunch break
	14:15 – 15:00 Keynote lectureChairman: Daniel Berckmans Hongwei Xin, University of Tennessee PLF- Animal Welfare – Sustainability Nexus: Feeding the world and Protecting the Planet	14:00 – 14:45 Keynote lecture Chairman: Theo Demmers David Speller, CEO/Founder OPTIFARM Can new approaches to implementing PLF technology in the field bring quicker adoption?
	15:00 – 15:45 Industry panel discussion	14:45 – 16:00 Parallel sessions SESSION 31 – COMPUTER VISION COWS 2 SESSION 32 – COWS WELFARE&BEHAVIOUR SESSION 33 – PIGS PARTURITION AND RESILIENCE SESSION 34 – COMPUTER VISION DETECTION&ESTIMATION SESSION 35 – PLF&EMISSIONS 2 Click here for more information >>
	15:45 – 17:00 Parallel sessions SESSION 11 – COMPUTER VISION COWS 1 SESSION 12 – COWS HEAT STRESS SESSION 13 – PIGS DRINKING&FEEDING BEHAVIOUR SESSION 14 – DATA ANALYSIS MODELLING SESSION 15 – HORSES WORKSHOP “REMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING” (ORGANIZED BY CYNOMYS) Click here for more information >>	16:00 – 16:30 Poster session and coffee break POSTER SESSION – COWS AND CATTLE POSTER SESSION – PIGS POSTER SESSION – POULTRY POSTER SESSION – OTHER ANIMALS Click here for more information >>
	17:00 – 17:30 Poster session and coffee break POSTER SESSION – COWS AND CATTLE POSTER SESSION – PIGS POSTER SESSION – POULTRY POSTER SESSION – OTHER ANIMALS Click here for more information >>	16:30 – 17:45 Parallel sessions SESSION 36 – COWS PRODUCTION&ENVIRONMENT SESSION 37 – GRAZING COWS 2 SESSION 38 – PLF&GENETICS SESSION 39 – SENSORS&NEW TECHNOLOGIES SESSION 40 – SUSTAINABILITY&ECONOMICS Click here for more information >>
	17:30 – 18:45 Parallel sessions SESSION 16 – COWS/CATTLE BEHAVIOUR SESSION 17 – GRAZING COWS 1 SESSION 18 – COWS FEEDING&DRINKING SESSION 19 – IMPLEMENTATION&NOVEL APPLICATIONS SESSION 20 – VENTILATION AND MICROCLIMATE Click here for more information >>	17:45 – 18:30 Closing ceremony
18:30ECPLF2024 welcome cocktail	20.30Gala dinner

Parallel sessions will cover all species, across a wide range of topics and approaches:
Species: Cows and beef cattle, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep and goats, Horses, other species (Fish, Insects, Rabbits, Pets, Wildlife, Human)
Topics: behavior, health&welfare, production/growth/reproduction, body assessment, nutrition, product quality&food safety, sustainability, education
Approaches: monitoring and sensors/wearables, computer vision and imaging, computer sound analysis, data analytics, artificial intelligence, big data and modelling, economics, field implementation.

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